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Lord Garth
Guest
It's not too many people here who can claim to have been a regular here for 10 years.
My 10th anniversarry was actually August 10th, but I haven't had the Internet on my PC for two months. Until today. I finally set up my wi-fi. Sure there was my new cellphone (which seems to have everything) and I could've always used the Internet at work or at my father's house, but none of those are the same thing.
A lot's certainly changed and the board seems to be changing with it. What's most interesting about the Web 2.0 is the interconnectivity. 10 years ago, even five years ago, the Internet seemed separate from real life. Now it seems more and more like the line between "IRL" and the Internet has disappeared. The idea of the Wild West "This is the Internet!" is becoming obsolete.
What's most strange about Web 2.0 is Facebook. Parents befriending you (well, not in my case, but in general terms), grandparents in some cases, and friends who you haven't seen in 10 or 20 years or longer. Soon they'll need to have a Facebook II.
Oh, yeah, the TrekBBS. Star Trek might have dragged us all here but the board seems to be more than just that. It's a community which ties back into the nature of Web 2.0. I'm glad the board made it do a point where Star Trek is finally growing again instead of shrinking. And it's been nice to talk to most of the people here about it.
I'm of two minds about how long it's been since I joined. In a lot of ways it feels like it really has been 10 years but in several other ways it doesn't.
My 10th anniversarry was actually August 10th, but I haven't had the Internet on my PC for two months. Until today. I finally set up my wi-fi. Sure there was my new cellphone (which seems to have everything) and I could've always used the Internet at work or at my father's house, but none of those are the same thing.
A lot's certainly changed and the board seems to be changing with it. What's most interesting about the Web 2.0 is the interconnectivity. 10 years ago, even five years ago, the Internet seemed separate from real life. Now it seems more and more like the line between "IRL" and the Internet has disappeared. The idea of the Wild West "This is the Internet!" is becoming obsolete.
What's most strange about Web 2.0 is Facebook. Parents befriending you (well, not in my case, but in general terms), grandparents in some cases, and friends who you haven't seen in 10 or 20 years or longer. Soon they'll need to have a Facebook II.
Oh, yeah, the TrekBBS. Star Trek might have dragged us all here but the board seems to be more than just that. It's a community which ties back into the nature of Web 2.0. I'm glad the board made it do a point where Star Trek is finally growing again instead of shrinking. And it's been nice to talk to most of the people here about it.
I'm of two minds about how long it's been since I joined. In a lot of ways it feels like it really has been 10 years but in several other ways it doesn't.
